2025 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship

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All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship 2025
Championship details
DatesApril – 3 August, 2025
Teams12
All-Ireland champions
Winners Dublin (7th win)
CaptainCarla Rowe
Manager Paul Casey & Derek Murray
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up Meath
CaptainAoibhín Cleary
Manager Shane McCormack
Provincial champions
Connacht Galway
Leinster Dublin
Munster Kerry
Ulster Armagh
Championship Statistics
Matches Played35
2024
2026

The 2025 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship, known for sponsorship reasons as the TG4 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship, [1] is the 52nd edition of the Ladies' Gaelic Football Association's premier inter-county ladies' Gaelic football tournament, taking place in spring-summer 2025 in Ireland. [2] [3]

Contents

Dublin were the winners, defeating Meath in the final. [4] [5]

Format

Provincial championships

The 12 teams first play in their provincial championships.

There are only two teams in Ulster, so their championship is a single match.

In Leinster and Connacht there are three teams, and there are four in Munster. In each of these provinces the teams play each other in a round-robin phase, with two teams progressing to the final.

Group stage

The 12 teams are drawn into four groups of three teams; seeding is based on performance in the provincial championships. Each team plays each other team in its group once, earning three points for a win and one for a draw. [6]

Tiebreakers for group ranking

If two teams are level on points, the tie-break is:

If three teams are level on league points, rankings are determined solely by points difference.

Relegation

The last-placed teams in the groups play off to decide which team is relegated to the All-Ireland Intermediate Ladies' Football Championship.

Knockout stage

The top two in each group progress to the All-Ireland quarter-finals. Quarter-finals and semi-finals are "results on the day," with 20 minutes' extra time being played in the event of a draw, and a free-kick shootout being taken from a 30 m (33 yd) distance in the event of a draw after extra time. If the All-Ireland final is a draw, the game is replayed on 16/17 August, but not at Croke Park. [1]

Provincial championships

Connacht Championship

Group stage

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1 Colours of Galway.svg Galway 22004714+336Advance to Connacht final
2 Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo 2101263373
3 Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim 20021945260
Source: connachtladiesgaelic.com
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Final

25 May 2025
13:00 IST (UTC+1)
Final
Mayo Colours of Mayo.svg 1-04 (7)(16) 1-13 Colours of Galway.svg Galway

Leinster Championship

Group stage

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1 Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin 22003717+206Advance to Leinster final
2 Colours of Meath.svg Meath 2101293233
3 Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare 20022744170
Source: leinsterladiesgaelic.ie
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Final

11 May 2025
15:00 IST (UTC+1)
Final
Dublin Colours of Dublin.svg 2-13 (19)(15) 1-12 Colours of Meath.svg Meath
Croke Park , Dublin
Referee: Barry Redmond (Wexford)

Munster Championship

Group stage

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1 Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry 32104033+77Advance to Munster final
2 Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford 32015037+136
3 Colours of Cork.svg Cork 3102444843
4 Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary 30123046161
Source: kerryladiesfootball.com
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Final

25 May 2025
14:00 IST (UTC+1)
Final
Kerry Colours of Kerry.svg 2-06 (12)(10) 0-10 Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford
Mallow GAA Complex , Mallow
Referee: Conor McCarthy (Cork)

Ulster Championship

10 May 2025
15:00 IST (UTC+1)
Final
Donegal Colours of Donegal.svg 0-6 (6)(17) 3-08 Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh

Group stage

Group 1

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1 Colours of Galway.svg Galway 22003012+186Advance to quarter-finals
2 Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary 2101182573
3 Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal 20021425110Advance to relegation playoffs
Source: ladiesgaelic.ie
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Group 2

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1 Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry 22003522+136Advance to quarter-finals
2 Colours of Cork.svg Cork 21012839113
3 Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo 2002242620Advance to relegation playoffs
Source: ladiesgaelic.ie
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Group 3

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1 Colours of Meath.svg Meath 21102421+34Advance to quarter-finals
2 Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare 2101192013
3 Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh 2011303221Advance to relegation playoffs
Source: ladiesgaelic.ie
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Group 4

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1 Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin 21105823+354Advance to quarter-finals
2 Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford 21105029+214
3 Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim 20022076560Advance to relegation playoffs
Source: ladiesgaelic.ie
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Relegation playoffs

5 July 2025
14:00 BST (UTC+1)
Relegation Qualifier
Donegal Colours of Donegal.svg 0-05 (5)(15) 0-15 Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh
(HT: 0-01 – 0-11)
Mullaghmoyle Park , Stewartstown
Referee: Anthony Marron
5 July 2025
14:00 IST (UTC+1)
Relegation Qualifier
Mayo Colours of Mayo.svg 2-14 (20)(13) 0-13 Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim
Kilcoyne Park , Tubbercurry
Referee: Gus Chapman
12 July 2025
14:00 BST (UTC+1)
Relegation Play-off
Donegal Colours of Donegal.svg 2-15 (21)(15) 1-12 Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim
(HT: 2-07 – 1-05)
Emmett Park , Lisnaskea
Referee: Philip Conway

Leitrim are relegated to the All-Ireland Intermediate Ladies' Football Championship for 2026.

Knockout stage

Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry 3-11
Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare 0-12
Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry 1-9
Colours of Meath.svg Meath 2-12
Colours of Meath.svg Meath 2-17
Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary 1-6
Colours of Meath.svg Meath 0-10
Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin Cup of Silver.svg 2-16
Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin 3-15
Colours of Cork.svg Cork 0-7
Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin (a.e.t.)3-14
Colours of Galway.svg Galway 2-14
Colours of Galway.svg Galway 1-18
Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford 1-12

Fixtures and results

TG4
5 July 2025
13:15 IST (UTC+1)
Quarter-Final 2
Dublin Colours of Dublin.svg 3-15 (24)(7) 0-07 Colours of Cork.svg Cork
Parnell Park , Donnycarney
Referee: Brendan Rice
TG4
5 July 2025
15:15 IST (UTC+1)
Quarter-Final 4
Galway Colours of Galway.svg 1-18 (21)(15) 1-12 Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford
Tuam Stadium , Tuam
Referee: Jonathan Murphy
TG4
5 July 2025
19:30 IST (UTC+1)
Quarter-Final 1
Kerry Colours of Kerry.svg 3-11 (20)(12) 0-12 Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare
Austin Stack Park , Tralee
Referee: Kevin Phelan
TG4
6 July 2025
17:15 IST (UTC+1)
Quarter-Final 3
Meath Colours of Meath.svg 2-17 (23)(12) 1-09 Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary
(HT: 2-9 – 0-2)
Páirc Tailteann , Navan
Referee: Shane Curley (Galway)
TG4
19 July 2025
17:15 IST (UTC+1)
Semi-Final
Kerry Colours of Kerry.svg 1-09 (12)(18) 2-12 Colours of Meath.svg Meath
(HT: 0-6 – 1-5)
TG4
19 July 2025
19:30 IST (UTC+1)
Semi-Final
Dublin Colours of Dublin.svg 3-14 (23)(20) 2-14
(a.e.t.)
Colours of Galway.svg Galway
(HT: 1-6 – 0-9)
(FT: 1-10 – 0-13)
O'Connor Park , Tullamore
Referee: Seamus Mulvihill
TG4
3 August 2025
16:15 IST (UTC+1)
All-Ireland Final
Meath Colours of Meath.svg 0-10 (10)(22) 2-16 Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin
(HT: 0-4 – 2-9)

Pts: E Duggan 7 (6fs), A Cleary 1, C Smyth 1, V Wall 1
Gls: N Hetherton 1, N Owens 1
Pts: H Tyrrell 5 (3fs), C Rowe 4 (2fs), K Sullivan 4, N Hetherton 1, N Crowley 1, O Nolan 1
Croke Park , Dublin
Referee: Gus Chapman (Sligo)
Attendance: 48,089

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Women's All-Ireland finals to take place on August Bank Holiday weekend next year". The Irish Times.
  2. "All-Ireland ladies football finals to take place in early August 2025 to align with GAA's inter-county season". Irish Independent. 24 September 2024.
  3. Cahill, Jackie (24 September 2024). "LGFA confirms Master Fixtures Plan for 2025".
  4. Farrell, Sinead (3 August 2025). "LIVE: Dublin v Meath, All-Ireland senior ladies football final". The 42.
  5. Gorman, David. "Dublin v Meath live updates: Dubs dominating All-Ireland women's SFC final". The Irish Times.
  6. Cahill, Jackie (8 March 2025). "Draws made for group stages of 2025 TG4 All-Ireland Championships".